Dialogical Liberties - The Social, Political and Cultural Qualities of Silver

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New bi-monthly pan-cultural multi-media debate seminar led and curated by Resonance FM's Richard Thomas.

The opening session focuses on the cultural properties of silver. With artists, academics and musicians invited to help explore its historical, scientific and psycho-mystical qualities.

Guests on the night will include: representatives of the V&A's silver collection on the socio-economic and historical role silver played in British Imperialism; the BBC's central Asia correspondent on the geo-politics of silver; London's Pétanque society; a panel of art critics discussing Belgian surrealist René Magritte's portrayal of silver.